Some more food links I found:
Yes – in 10 years we may have no bananas
Two fungal diseases, Panama disease and black Sigatoka, are cutting a swath through banana plantations, just as blight once devastated potato crops. But unlike the potato, and other crops where disease-resistant strains can be bred by conventional means, making a fungus-free variety of the banana is extraordinarily difficult.
I learned from reading this article on thePros and cons of the Subway diet, that Subway has more stores than McDonalds. While I admit Subway is the only fast food I’ve eaten in years (with the occasionly relapse into KFC or Popeye’s) I hate to think that it might have caused the demise of the Wells Street Deli, a River North greasy grill. Wells street was the only truely great gyro/gigantic burger place in an area full of fancy-chic dining, tourist food and Lettuce-Entertain You restaurants. A Subway opened across the street from the Deli late last year and soon after the Deli locked its doors.
Some great articles on spices.